BarberSaint

• Flexible Formations: Instead of fixed shapes, teams use hybrid systems and formations that can shift during a match to adapt to the different phases of play. You mean like in every game of football where it's continuously adapting like, er, cause, um, that's actually how the game is played?

Baz - 5. Did ok with what he had to do. Mads - 4. Struggled against Murphy. Wouldn't like to see him against a good player in the league above. Manning -4. Too slow on the ball. Needs to be dropped. THB - 5. Nondescript. You saw how slow he is a couple of times. Needs to stop playing keep ball for no reason. Stephens - 5. At least he didn't get sent off which I thought he would. Downes - 3. Drop him and sell him. Charles - 5. Was ok. Not very good at doing anything with the ball but that might have been lack of movement around him. Fellowes - 5. No support really and his running was mediocre: head down and he's not very solid/strong. Azaz - 4. Looks a bit slow. Did drop into space but not sure if he ever let anyone know about it or was it just us failing to spot runs again. Fraser - 4. Works hard. Slow, no skill, not good enough. Drop him for Robinson. Archer - 5. Occasionally did a little something but for some reason passed when he could have shot and scored (2nd half). Subs. Armstrong. 3. Armstrong. Enough said. Stewart 3. Has very little strength or presence and doesn't strike me as a goalscorer. Perhaps better to leave judging him to the end of the year given his injury record, however. Robinson 5. Did more in a few minutes than some (Downes) did pretty much all game. Pushing to be a regular starter. Scienza. 4 Not really on long enough. Likes to roll around with every tackle. Probably has some skill and will look to do things. Could be good. Jander. 5. Could actually be the intelligent, ball-playing midfielder we've needed for quite a while. Promising and looks to get on with it. As everyone's said, a turgid, bitty first half followed by a little better second half but we look toothless, uninventive and a bit shit.

Very very poor so far. Shame, as I thought he'd be good. I think they'll keep him though as it might come good next season and we'll have had a bit more of a clear-out. I don't see us anywhere near the play-offs from what I've seen and there aren't actually any good teams I've seen either.

Somebody got it at last.

Bazinga sets himself up. Legs apart. Static. Waiting for a shot, just like me might in training. And waits and then reacts and dives from that fixed position. Just like in training. He doesn't move or act like a natural goalkeeper, just like an athlete put in goal which is what he is. Doesn't move his feet, just waits and reacts. Get rid.

A shy, reserved lad in the bustling metropolis of Liverpool with all those outgoing northerners around him and him earning more per week than they do a year. He'll be back next week.

Stoke were much better than Wrexham, but still pretty average I thought. Baz - 5/10 although perhaps could not have set up the striker for the first goal Fraser - 5/10 - Probably highest score he'll get. Very workmanlike. Stephens - 5/10 Wood 5/10 - ok in parts, iffy in others. THB - 6/10 because he got the goal, but otherwise just ok. Downes - 4/10 average at best. Doesn't really do much. Fernandes - 6/10. Busy, not his best game. Charles - 5/10 ok in parts but really need to see a lot more from him. Welington - 5/10 when he was on. Manning 5/10. Needs to make runs and look to cross from the by-line. Robinson - best player 6/10 - does need to work on decision-making and perhaps releasing the ball earlier at times AA - Oh well. 4/10 Subs Stewart - starting to look worse and worse. 3/10 Archer - same old - 3/10 Downs - 3/10. Worryingly poor. Mads. 5/10. Improved us immediately. We really need some creativity.

I'm kinda impressed. I agree on the movement and positioning; better than I'd thought but not so sure on the goalscoring ability. I think he's a bit like Jay-Rod when he joined us: needs to get a bit tougher and street-wise.

Nope, but I'd 've thought so after the first half. We weren't very good and I'm not going to be over-elated because we won in extra time (Fucking get in there! Well deserved!) because we really weren't very good and were playing a 'team' that were plainly awful. There are many, much better teams and we'll have to do better to get promoted automatically and we'll have to be consistent and have a much more potent attack. There is clearly a huge lack of creativity in the side and if we had a few players who could 'make things happen' it would change that side of the game immensely. I looked at the game as a whole and we were often outright pedestrian.

Nope. We most certainly did not.

Back from the game. First half we were nothing. A better team but no desire, invention, anything. Second half better and glad we got the win. Deserved overall. They were nothing with Moore on and less with him off. He is quite canny and very dirty. We were a poor side until MF came on though. Baz. Still doesn't hold himself like a goalie but the fingertip save was excellent. 5 Suga - oh well. A generous 4. Edwards. In some ways good, did cope with KM quite well apart from being about 18 inches shorter than him and very slow - why didn't Quarshie take him? 5 (just) JS - couple of moments where you could see the farts forming. Same old. Good for the goal. 5 Quarshie. Ok at this level. Didn't see the electric pace. Thought nothing of the long throws. Can't see him stepping up. Falls asleep a bit too. Not especially convincing defensively. 5 Welington - looked alright. Continuously ignored when he went on the overlap. 5 Downes. Ok. Not much of anything. Did nobble one of their players which was nice. 5 Charles. Ok. Very right footed, doesn't look like he'll score many in his career. 5 - maybe 5.5. Fraser. Busy. Not much use really, even at the end when he did get crosses in. I'd use him as a sub. 4. Robinson. His first touch is a second touch, no power, head down. Quite unimpressive despite what people here are saying. Did try to and occasionally did make things happen though so he was effective. Don't see him as a PL player ever though. 5 AA - same as, but less busy. Subs: MF - lifted everyone and the team played better. Manning. Did well. Is quite slow at getting his head up; most of us are. RS - looks very frail and fragile. Might develop into a footballer, but based on that he was poor. DD - looked quite good and made a couple of good, clever runs that were missed. CA - didn't do much. Can't see Wrexham doing anything other than struggling based on that.

Hate to break it to you, but cheerleaders are shit. And so are American sports.

Why have you let so many asshats attend? Does Blackmore get paid by the word? Has RA broken something that he hasn't already broken yet?

Well that's not actually the argument you think it is, but ho hum.

And much more importantly, whose cash and where does he get it from?

Or at any other time, if you measure it by contribution.

Can you do it again and up the numbers to 2/3?

Good answer, but the monologue needs to be about fifteen times longer and you have to ask if the opposition can be gifted chances to make them feel loved.

3 more years.

Occasionally we pass the ball forward and have shot things and cross things. We leave Quarshie in the middle of the park to out-sprint everyone. From time to time we play someone good and get rinsed yet get away with a draw. Really, it's not been much different from Eastleigh, to be honest. Hope beating Espanyol tomorrow will tell us more.

You were probably there, but asleep.

What's a 'match day'?

Now if only Klopp was someone to emulate rather than being used by someone spouting bullllsshitt or psych crap. I like Will Still's approach. Say very little and keep calm.

Seen nothing especially creative from Matsuki yet. Dibling could do it.

Well we did alright with the two we got rid of so far, so perhaps not?